Exponents

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Exponents

• By Monica Yuskaitis

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For Learning to Happen!

• Clear your desk of anything that may
• distract you.
• Remove all other thoughts from your
• mind.
• Pay close attention.
• Try all the examples.
• Ignore all other distractions.

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Location of Exponent

• An exponent is a little number high and to the
  right of a regular or base number.

Exponent
3
4
Base
4
Definition of Exponent

• An exponent tells how many times a number is
  multiplied by itself.

Exponent
3
4
Base
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What an Exponent Represents

• An exponent tells how many times a number is
  multiplied by itself.

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3 x 3 x 3 x 3
3
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How to read an Exponent

• This exponent is read three to the fourth power.

Exponent
3
4
Base
7
How to read an Exponent

• This exponent is read three to the 2nd power or
  three squared.

Exponent
3
2
Base
8
How to read an Exponent

• This exponent is read three to the 3rd power or
  three cubed.

Exponent
3
3
Base
9
Read These Exponents
3
2
6
7
2
3
5
4
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What is the Exponent?
3
2 x 2 x 2
2
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What is the Exponent?
2
3 x 3
3
12
What is the Exponent?
4
5 x 5 x 5 x 5
5
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What is the Base and the Exponent?
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8 x 8 x 8 x 8
8
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What is the Base and the Exponent?
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7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7
7
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What is the Base and the Exponent?
9 x 9
9
2
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How to Multiply Out an Exponent to Find
theStandard Form
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3 x 3 x 3 x 3
3
9
27
81
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What is the Base and Exponentin Standard Form?
2
4
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What is the Base and Exponentin Standard Form?
3
2
8

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What is the Base and Exponentin Standard Form?
2
3
9

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What is the Base and Exponentin Standard Form?
3
5
125

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Exponents Are Often Used inArea Problems to Show
theFeet Are Squared
Length x width area A pool is a
rectangle Length 30 ft. Width 15 ft. Area
30 x 15 450 ft.
15ft.
30ft
2
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Exponents Are Often Used inVolume Problems to
Show theCentimeters Are Cubed
Length x width x height volume A box is a
rectangle Length 10 cm. Width 10 cm. Height
20 cm. Volume 20 x 10 x 10 2,000 cm.
10
10
10
3
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Here Are Some AreasChange Them to Exponents
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40 feet squared 40 ft. 56 sq. inches 56
in. 38 m. squared 38 m. 56 sq. cm. 56 cm.
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2
2
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Here Are Some VolumesChange Them to Exponents
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30 feet cubed 30 ft. 26 cu. inches 26 in. 44
m. cubed 44 m. 56 cu. cm. 56 cm.
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3
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